Amazon Cloud Outage Highlights Internet's Fragile Dependency on Big Tech

A massive outage of Amazon cloud services disrupted internet access globally, exposing the vulnerabilities of reliance on centralized cloud computing infrastructure and the importance of services like Amazon Web Services.

• On Monday morning, a significant outage caused by errors in Amazon Web Services affected users worldwide, showcasing the fragility of the Internet reliant on centralized cloud computing.
• The disruption, rooted in data center issues in Northern Virginia, highlighted how many everyday services—including platforms like Snapchat—are dependent on Amazon (company) for their operations.
• As businesses such as McDonalds rely on cloud computing for operational efficiency, the incident raised concerns about the risks associated with an increasingly concentrated digital infrastructure.